USA
»The Atlantic«: »Trump was forced to confront his political transience. He urged voters to make this midterm election a referendum on him, to imagine his name being on the ballot. You listened to him – and rejected him.”
»Wall Street Journal«: »While one domino after another falls for the Democrats, (...) there is a lot of talk about the end of President Trump's political project - if one can even speak of such a coherent project - which is understandable. The Republicans are being punished because Trump keeps tripping himself up on economic issues (...) and even when he is actually right (in the case of Iran), he struggles to make himself understood."
»New York Times«: »President Trump has tried to undermine American democracy over the past two years. On Tuesday, voters opposed him. (...) In the next two years, while Trump is still president, Congress and the judges must be prepared to confront further attempts by him to undermine the constitutional order. Still, this is a day to be proud of. Emerging authoritarians often use parliamentary elections to cement their power and further undermine democracy. In 2026, the American people have denied Trump this. The system held up.«
Australia
»Sydney Morning Herald«: »An end to the turbulent Trump era in American politics is in sight. The outcome of the elections will determine what the next two years will be like. The polls suggest we've probably already seen Trump's peak. However, he, his cabinet and the new Congress still have to fight it out among themselves. It could be a difficult two years.”
Mexico
"Reforma": "In the midterm elections, the United States experienced a veritable democratic tsunami."
Argentina
»La Nación«: »In the crucial midterm elections that will have a lasting impact on his last two years at the helm of the White House, Donald Trump experienced a nightmare evening in the landmark battle for control of the US Congress. The Democrats wrested the majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives from the Republicans, a setback with unforeseeable consequences for the president.
Spain
»El País«: »For the Republicans it was a real slaughter, a severe punishment for the US President and a historic evening. (...) Driven by voters' weariness with a chaotic presidency full of broken promises, the opposition hit back with force against Trump - like a fighter who has picked himself up again after defeat. The polls predicted a “blue wave,” but (…) a veritable tsunami ultimately swept across Republican shores.”
Italy
»La Repubblica«: »Trump was actually heading for an epochal debacle that is entirely his own fault. The issue that most concerned voters was inflation - triggered and fueled by the war in Iran - which is why the responsibility for the discontent lies squarely with the head of the White House and his decisions."
»La Stampa«: »A blue tsunami is overwhelming the Republicans, humiliating President Trump and revitalizing America. The midterm elections gave the Democrats control of the House of Representatives and the Senate with a uniform and overwhelming result: From North Carolina to Texas, from Kansas to Ohio - wherever a seat was contested, the liberal candidates prevailed with clear results and thus wrote a chapter of history for the American republic.
Czech Republic
»Pravo«: »A rule says that voters decide with their wallets. This is a bit simplified, but it has been confirmed in the current US elections. (...) US President Donald Trump has lost the aura of a visionary who wants to do politics differently and more for the people. The war with Iran has shown that this is not actually the case. In addition, everyone remembers Trump's promise that high tariffs would increase prosperity, which has not been fulfilled either. In the last year and a half, Trump has failed to make America great again. Instead, the USA lost power.
Switzerland
»NZZ«: »Regardless of the democratic victory in the midterm elections: The White House and the President continue to have a high degree of freedom of action in foreign and security policy. The USA will not go from being a force of disorder to being a force of order overnight. The geopolitical epochal change is not complete. The phase of uncertainty continues. The next two years, 2027 and 2028, could be particularly dangerous: Donald Trump is still in office, Vladimir Putin has not yet reached the end of his revision of Russian history, and for Xi Jinping - according to his own planning - the Taiwan window is opening: the possibility of uniting the island militarily with China.
